On 09/23/2007 17:02, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
>
>> Don Rey wrote:
>>> I have an older GPS unit... do you have a newer one w/ (crap forgot
>>> the terminology) that newfangled higher resolution better
>>> "between-buildings" and "under trees" reception? (been a while since
>>> I've looked at GPS stuff... dern house takes all my time)
>
>> Nope, I have a Garmin eMap, which they discontinued about 5 years ago.
>> It works great for me. I did buy an external antenna for it that sticks
>> magnetically to the roof, that seems to help out quite a bit in the trees.
>
>
> The last sort've improvement technology that I know of was WAAS,
> I'm not sure if that is what Don is referring to or not. Its been a
> while since I have looked at GPS units though, so there might be
> something that has come out since then. I've had my GPS for around 4
> years now, and it is WAAS enabled. (I'm not sure what WAAS is or what
> it stands for and I am too busy to go look it up at the moment, but
> there's always Google for that in case anyone is curious.) :-)
Wide Area Augmentation System, IIRC
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